Okay, but is it a matter of fish not working or fish not working the way you're used to because you learned to use sh-like shells first? The people I hear prais

Okay, but is it a matter of fish not working or fish not working the way you're used to because you learned to use sh-like shells first? The people I hear praising fish the most are very often users who didn't have much experience before using it (not always, but often). Granted, that still is a fair point IMO; backwards compatibility is for users too, not just programs.